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  • EX-99.C2 3 dex99c2.htm PRESENTATION OF CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 03/27/2005Exhibit (c)(2)

    PROJECT SOLARPRESENTATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSSTRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL | MARCH 27, 2005THESE MATERIALS MAY NOT BE USED OR RELIED UPON FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN AS SPECIFICALLY CONTEMPLATED BY A WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH CREDIT SUISSE FIRSTBOSTON.

  • CONFIDENTIALSituation OverviewIn May 2004, CSFB was engaged by Solar as its financial advisor in connection with the proposed spin-off of its availability services business ( Allen). The spin-off transaction was publicly announced on October 4, 2004and is scheduled to close in the 2nd quarter of 2005 On November 19, 2004, Saturn expressed an interest to acquire Solar for a 20% premium to Solars closing stock price ($31.88 per Solar share) (1) Solars Board ofDirectors discussed Saturns proposal; Solars Board determined that Saturns offer was not attractive and insufficient for Solar to not proceed with the spin-off of Allen On November 30, 2004, Saturn offered to acquire Solarfor $33.00$35.00 per Solar share On December 2, 2004, Solars Board discussed the second Saturn offer; the Board subsequently authorized Solar management and CSFB to meet with Saturn to understand its proposal andprovide preliminary information to Saturn regarding Solar. CSFB and Solar management met with Saturn on December 6, 2004 (2) On December 14, 2004, Solars Board of Directors discussed Saturns proposal; the Boardsubsequently authorized Saturn to conduct due diligence so long as Saturn was prepared to proceed on the basis of $35.00 per share or greater Following the Board meeting, Saturn confirmed that it understood the Boardsposition and that it was prepared to proceed on that basis On January 56, 1314, and 18, 2005, Saturn performed preliminary financial and technology due diligence on Solar(1) Closing Solar share price on November 18, 2004 was $26.57.(2) On December 3, 2004, Saturn and Solar entered into a confidentiality agreement.1

  • CONFIDENTIALSituation Overview (Contd)On January 21, 2005 Saturn had an investment committee meeting and subsequently stated on January 25 that its best and final offer to acquire Solar is for $35.00 per share On February 1, 2005, Solars Board authorizedCSFB and Shearman & Sterling, Solars outside legal advisor, to commence negotiations with Saturn On February 4, 2005, Saturn agreed to propose a price of $36.00 per share and on February 9, 2005, agreed on principalterms of a transaction, subject to negotiation of definitive documents On the basis of this proposal, Solars Board subsequently authorized Solars management to negotiate key terms of the management agreement withSaturn. On February 17, 2005, Solar management and Saturn agreed on key terms of the management agreement, subject to negotiation of definitive documents On February 18, 2005, Solars Board authorized Saturn toapproach four sponsors and form the equity consortium On February 22, 2005, the equity consortium, Saturn plus four other private equity firms, began performing due diligence on Solar with Bain Consulting and Deloitte &Touche Solars Board subsequently authorized Saturn to approach the debt financing sources, which include JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank On March 8, 2005, Saturn requested and the Board approvedSaturn to approach three additional private equity firms On March 24, 2005, Saturn indicated that four of the other six sponsors plus two new sponsors were part of the final consortium, and confirmed an offer price of $36.00per share The transaction is expected to close in the 3rd quarter of 20052

  • CONFIDENTIALPreliminary Summary of Transaction TermsTERM SUMMARY DESCRIPTIONParties Merger Co and SolarConsideration $36 per share of Solar common stock in cashTreatment of Options Accelerated vesting, except for a portion held by certain members of Solars management which shall roll-over into NewCo pursuant to the Management Agreement Financing There are no financingconditions, although closing may be delayed for a 15 or 25 business day marketing period for Merger Cos high yield financing and the transaction is subject to the absence of a Market MAC and a Lender MAC (subject toMerger Cos reasonable best efforts to obtain comparable substitute financing) Board Recommendations The board of directors of Solar may withdraw, modify, or change in a manner adverse to Merger Co, its recommendationof the Merger, only if it determines in good faith that the failure to do so would constitute a breach of its fiduciary duties and, if there is an alternative acquisition proposal, that such alternative acquisition proposal is asuperior proposal; provided, that the board may not withdraw, modify, or change in a manner adverse to Merger Co, its recommendation with respect to a spin-off of one or more of Solars businesses unless such spin-off ispart of a superior proposalConditions to Closing Conditions include:Receipt of stockholder approvalExpiration/termination of waiting periods under applicable antitrust laws Absence of governmental injunctions or restraints against the Merger Receipt of all material required governmental consents Customary bring down ofrepresentations, warranties and covenants to closing Absence of a Market MAC (other than a Market MAC with respect to which Merger Co waives its right to invoke this condition) Absence of a Lender MAC, so long asMerger Co is not in material breach of their obligations to arrange the debt financing Tax Treatment Taxable to Solars shareholders Expected Closing Q3 2005 (after Solar shareholder vote)Source: Based on Shearman and Sterling draft as of March 26, 2005.3

  • CONFIDENTIALPreliminary Summary of Transaction Terms (Contd)TERM SUMMARY DESCRIPTIONMaterial Adverse Change: MAC includes the following carve-outs:(i) a change in general economic or financial market conditions that does not have a disproportionate effect on Solar (ii) any act of terrorism or war that does not have a disproportionate effect on Solar (iii) the announcement ofthe execution of the Merger Agreement or the pendency or consummation of the Merger; and(iv) compliance with the terms of, or the taking of any action required by, the Merger AgreementMarket MAC Any general suspension of trading in, or limitation on prices for, securities on the NYSE for three or more consecutive business days The declaration of a banking moratorium or any suspension of payments inrespect of banks in the United States generally for three or more consecutive business days The commencement or material escalation of a war, armed hostilities or other international or national crisis directly or indirectlyinvolving the United States or any of its territories, including any acts of terrorism, domestic or foreign, or a national or international economic or financial crisis that results in a material disruption or material adverse changein United States commercial credit, debt capital or commercial mortgage-backed securities markets for a period of three or more consecutive business days; and Any limitation by any governmental authority which prohibitsthe extension of credit by banks or other lending institutions in the United States generally that prevents a lender from providing the debt financing for the Merger for a period of three or more consecutive business daysLender MAC A restriction on lending imposed by a regulatory authority, court or agency on, or a petition of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization filed by or against, any lender or lenders providing at least 25% of thefinancing contemplated by the debt commitment letters which prevents such lender or lenders from providing such financing and which, in the case of any petition filed against any such lender or lenders, is not dismissedwithin 10 days of being filedSource: Based on Shearman and Sterling draft as of March 26, 2005.4

  • CONFIDENTIALPreliminary Summary of Transaction Terms (Contd)TERM SUMMARY DESCRIPTIONTermination By the mutual written consent of Solar and Merger Co By either Solar or Merger Co if:The Merger is not consummated on or before September 15, 2005 or, if the financing marketing period has not ended before August 19, 2005, then such date will be extended to October 10, 2005 (so long as the failure toconsummate the Merger is not due to a breach by the terminating party) The required approval of Solars stockholders is not obtained A final and non-appealable governmental order prohibits the consummation of the MergerThere is a breach of the representations, warranties or covenants of the other party, which breach would cause the failure of a condition, and such breach is not, or cannot be, cured within 30 days of notice By Merger Co ifSolars board of directors (a) modifies, withdraws, or changes in a manner adverse to Merger Co, its recommendation of the Merger, (b) recommends or approves a competing acquisition proposal, (c) within 5 business days offirst announcement of a tender offer for Solars shares, takes any position on such offer other than recommending rejection of such offer, or (d) fails to include its recommendation of the Merger in the proxy statement distributedto Solars stockholders (each a Board Termination Act) By Solar if: Solar receives a superior acquisition proposal, so long as (a) Solar gives Merger Co an opportunity to match such proposal and (b) Merger Co fails tomatch such proposal within 5 business days (subject to a 2 business day extension upon certain amendments to the superior acquisition proposal) Conditions to the obligations of Merger Co to close the Merger have beensatisfied, and the Merger is not consummated on the last day of the financing marketing period Merger Co fails to waive its right not to close due to a Market MAC within a certain period after Solar requests that Merger Codo soSource: Based on Shearman and Sterling draft as of March 26, 2005.5

  • CONFIDENTIALPreliminary Summary of Transaction Terms (Contd)TERM SUMMARY DESCRIPTIONFees and Expenses Solar shall pay Merger Cos expenses, up to $25 million, if Merger Co terminates due to the breach of a Solar representation, warranty or covenant Solar shall pay Merger Co a termination fee of $300million if: Merger Co terminates due to the breach of a Solar representation, warranty or covenant, or either party terminates due to the failure to obtain the required stockholder approval, and (a) at or prior to the time oftermination a competing proposal has been publicly announced that appears to have been bona fide and (b) no later than 12 months after such termination, Solar submits to its stockholders, enters into or completes acompeting proposal Merger Co terminates due to the occurrence of a Board Termination Act, or Solar terminates to accept a superior proposal, unless, in either case, such termination is in connection with the sale of Solarsavailability services business, in which case the termination fee shall be $200 million Merger Co shall pay Solar a termination fee of $300 million if: Solar terminates due to the breach of a Merger Co representation, warrantyor covenant Solar terminates due to the failure to consummate the Merger by September 15, 2005, unless the financing marketing period has not ended before August 19, 2005, then by October 10, 2005, and Merger Cosconditions to close have been satisfied; or All the conditions to the obligations of Merger Co to close have been satisfied, and the Merger is not consummated on the last day of the financing marketing period Funds GuaranteeThe Funds affiliated with Merger Co will, on a several basis, provide separate guarantees for the obligations and liabilities of Merger Co under the Merger Agreement, up to their pro rata share of $300 millionSource: Based on Shearman and Sterling draft as of March 26, 2005.6

  • CONFIDENTIALOverview of Saturn ProposalProposal($ in millions, except per share)Price per Share $36.00FD Shares (MM) 304.2Equity Value $10,952Plus: Net Debt as of 12/31/04 (1) 307Aggregate Value $11,2602004 PF EBITDA (1) $1,0882005 EBITDA 1,145Agg Value / 2004 PF EBITDA 10.3xAgg Value / 2005 EBITDA 9.8xSource: Management and Company filings.(1) Pro forma for BRUT divestiture and acquisitions of OSSI, Inflow, Vivista, Integrity and RRI.Seven equity sponsors (including Saturn) Approximately $3.5BN of equity Three lead financing sources: JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank Approximately $8.0BN of debtPreliminary Sources & Uses($ in millions)SOURCESCash from Balance Sheet $310Total New Debt 7,500Rolled Debt 500Total Debt 8,000Sponsor Equity (1) 3,513Total Sources $11,823USESPurchase of Solar Equity $10,952Refinance ST / LT Debt 54Rolled Debt 500Transaction Expenses 316Total Uses $11,823Note: Balance sheet data per management and Company filings.Note: Assumes leverage of 7.2x pro forma (taking into account recent acquisitions and divestitures) LTM EBITDA of $1,104 as of 3/31/2005.(1) Management will rollover some portion of their existing options.7

  • CONFIDENTIALOverview of Saturn Proposal (Contd)($ in millions, except per share values)Premium / (Discount) to Solar Price Implied Multiples(3)Historical Unaffected Price(1) Proposal Operating Unaffected Price(1) ProposalImplied Premiums Price $24.95 $36.00 Implied Multiples Statistics (2) $24.95 $36.00Unaffected Price (3/18/05) $24.95 0.0% 44.3% Implied Equity Value $7,362 $10,95210-Day Average $25.31 (1.4%) 42.2% Implied Enterprise Value 7,669 11,26030-Day Average $25.85 (3.5%) 39.3%60-Day Average $26.53 (5.9%) 35.7% FY2004 PF Revenue $3,691 2.1x 3.1x90-Day Average $26.60 (6.2%) 35.3% FY2005E Revenue 3,937 1.9x 2.9x10-Day Prior $25.94 (3.8%) 38.8%30-Day Prior $26.85 (7.1%) 34.1% FY2004 PF EBITDA $1,088 7.0x 10.3x60-Day Prior $27.76 (10.1%) 29.7% FY2005E EBITDA 1,145 6.7x 9.8x90-Day Prior $26.65 (6.4%) 35.1%Pre Spin-Off Ann. (10/1/04) $24.42 2.2% 47.4% FY2004A EPS $1.40 17.8x 25.7xFY2005E Street EPS(4) $1.55 16.1x 23.2xLTM High (04/14/04) $28.64 (12.9%) 25.7%LTM Low (08/09/04) $22.54 10.7% 59.7%(1) Solar closing stock price preceding rumors of a potential sale (3/18/05 closing stock price).(2) Per Solar Management. 2004 statistics pro forma for OSSI, Inflow, Vivista, Integrity and RRI acquisitions and BRUT divestiture. (3) Assumes pro forma net debt of $307 million per Solar management.(4) Per Wall Street Research. Note: Based on closing stock prices.8

  • CONFIDENTIALHistorical Stock Price AnalysisDaily from March 17, 2000 to March 18, 2005Share Price $40 $35 $30 $25 $20 $15 $10 $5 $0Saturn Proposal $36.003/17/00 12/3/00 8/21/01 5/9/02 1/25/03 10/13/03 6/30/04 3/18/0535,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0Volume in ThousandsPriceHigh (3/19/02) $34.89Low (7/19/00) 14.66Average 24.90Volume(MM)High (7/19/02) 32.322Low (11/26/04) 0.232Average 1.523Days Closed at or Above$33.00 13$34.00 8$35.00 0Volume Solar9

  • CONFIDENTIALSolar Financial Analysis($ in millions)Equity Price per Share (Enterprise Value) Solar Equity Reference Range Per Share Other MetricsComparable Company AnalysisComparable Acquisitions AnalysisDiscounted Cash Flow AnalysisPremiums Paid52 Week High / LowWall Street Analyst Price TargetImplied Multiples $36.00CY2004 PF Revenues 3.1xCY2005 Revenues 2.9xCY2004 PF EBITDA 10.3xCY2005 EBITDA 9.8xCY2004 PF Unlevered NI 26.7xCY2005 Unlevered NI 24.1x$40.00$35.00$30.00$25.00$20.00$15.00$31.59 ($9,800) $24.73 ($7,600) $37.62 ($11,800) $30.07 ($9,300) $36.12 ($11,300) $28.84 ($8,900) $33.25 ($10,345) $31.19 ($9,668) $28.64 ($8,833) $22.54 ($6,924) $25.00 ($7,685) $37.00 ($11,592)Proposed Price $36.00 ($11,260)Stock Price as of 3/18/05: $24.95 ($7,669)(1)StatisticCY2004 PF Revenues $3,691 2.1x - 2.7x 2.5x - 3.2x 2.4x - 3.1x 2.6x - 2.8x 1.9x - 2.4x 2.1x - 3.1xCY2005E Revenues 3,937 1.9x - 2.5x 2.4x - 3.0x 2.3x - 2.9x 2.5x - 2.6x 1.8x - 2.2x 2.0x - 2.9xCY2004 PF EBITDA 1,088 7.0x - 9.0x 8.5x - 10.8x 8.2x - 10.4x 8.9x - 9.5x 6.4x - 8.1x 7.1x - 10.7xCY2005E EBITDA 1,145 6.6x - 8.6x 8.1x - 10.3x 7.8x - 9.9x 8.4x - 9.0x 6.0x - 7.7x 6.7x - 10.1xCY2004 PF Unlevered NI 422 18.0x - 23.2x 22.0x - 27.9x 21.1x - 26.7x 22.9x - 24.5x 16.4x - 20.9x 18.2x - 27.4xCY2005E Unlevered NI 467 16.3x - 21.0x 19.9x - 25.3x 19.1x - 24.2x 20.7x - 22.2x 14.8x - 18.9x 16.5x - 24.8xNote: Pro forma Net Debt of $307MM as of 12/31/04.Note: The low price target of $25 was from Deutsche Bank as of 2/15/95 and the high price target of $37 was from Barrington Research as of 2/16/05. (1) Per Solar Management. 2004 statistics pro forma for OSSI, Inflow,Vivista, Integrity and RRI acquisitions and BRUT divestiture.10

  • CONFIDENTIALSummary OverviewSolarSaturn ProposalSum of the Parts Financial Analysis $36.00 per shareSolar Enterprise Value ($BN) Equity Value Iverson Allen Per ShareComparable Company$4.3 $5.5 $3.3 $4.3 $24.73 $31.59AnalysisComparableAcquisitions $4.7 $6.0 $4.6 $5.8 $30.07 $37.62AnalysisDiscountedCash Flow $5.5 $6.9 $3.4 $4.4 $28.84 $36.12Analysis11

  • CONFIDENTIALPremiums Paid AnalysisPremium / (Discount) to Solar PriceHistorical Unaffected Price(1) Proposal Median Premium to Share PriceImplied Premiums Price $24.95 $36.00 Premiums Paid Analysis 1 Day Prior 30 Days Prior 52 Week High # of DealsUnaffected Price (3/18/05) $24.95 0.0% 44.3% Precedent Premiums Paid (2)(3)10-Day Average $25.31 (1.4%) 42.2%30-Day Average $25.85 (3.5%) 39.3% Tech Deals Greater than $1BN 26.1% 33.3% (0.2%) 11160-Day Average $26.53 (5.9%) 35.7%90-Day Average $26.60 (6.2%) 35.3% All Deals Greater than $1BN 25.0% 31.5% 1.0% 33710-Day Prior $25.94 (3.8%) 38.8%30-Day Prior $26.85 (7.1%) 34.1% Implied Solar Price per Share (4)60-Day Prior $27.76 (10.1%) 29.7%90-Day Prior $26.65 (6.4%) 35.1% Tech Deals Greater than $1BN $31.47 $33.25Pre Spin-Off Ann. (10/1/04) $24.42 2.2% 47.4%All Deals Greater than $1BN $31.19 $32.80LTM High (04/14/04) $28.64 (12.9%) 25.7%LTM Low (08/09/04) $22.54 10.7% 59.7%(1) Solar closing stock price preceding rumors of a potential sale (3/18/05 closing stock price). (2) Source: SDC.(3) Based on the following criteria:Announced Global M&A deals from 1/1/1995 to 3/10/2005 100% Cash Consideration (4) Based on unaffected 3/18/05 stock price of $24.95. Note: Based on closing stock prices.12

  • CONFIDENTIALWall Street Research Analyst Price TargetsReport Share Price Price TargetDate Bank Analyst Target Established Date Action / Selected Comments Since 3/21/05 Announcement03/18/05 Merrill Lynch Gregory Smith $34.00 07/23/03 All things considered, we think $35 would be a fair price to pay.03/02/05 Baird Carla Cooper $34.00 12/31/04 Downgrade from Outperform to Neutral.03/01/05 Willam Blair & Company Franco Turrinelli NA NA02/25/05 SG Cowen & Co. Moshe Katri NA NA02/24/05 Lehman Brothers Roger Freeman $29.00 02/17/05 We would expect the company to give it serious consideration, as we do notsee the stock achieving a $34 level on its own.02/16/05 Barrington Research Michael Hutchison $37.00 02/16/05 We believe the potential $10 billion LBO better reflects the prospects for thecompany.02/16/05 Prudential Equity Group Bryan Keane $26.00 11/01/04 Investors will likely welcome a buyout at that price.02/16/05 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Robert Lee $30.00 02/17/05 Downgrade from Outperform to Market Perform. The fundamental publicmarket value of the existing businessis around $30 or so per share.02/16/05 Stifel Nicolaus Peter Heckmann $32.00 10/04/04 In the face of significant market ambivalence to the proposed [spin-off], wethink a sale of the company makes perfect sense.02/16/05 JPMorgan Securities Philip Mickelson NA NA We think this potential deal would be a positive for Solar shareholders.02/16/05 Morgan Stanley David Togut NA NA Upgrade from Underweight to Overweight. Our analysis demonstrates thatSolars balance sheet and cash flows could support a $10.5BN LBO.02/16/05 Janney Montgomery Scott Thomas McCrohan $30.00 02/16/05 Downgrade from Buy to Hold. We believe the sale of Solar to financial buyersmakes strategic sense.02/16/05 ThinkEquity Partners Glenn Greene $32.00 04/22/04 We believe that the potential transaction may at least establish a new valuationfloor for Solar02/16/05 Needham Andrew Jeffrey $33.00 02/16/05 Now thats more like it; possible LBO begins unlocking value and upsideremains.02/15/05 Deutsche Bank Brandt Sakakeeny $25.00 07/21/0402/15/05 Wachovia Securities David Trossman NA NA13

  • CONFIDENTIALIllustrative Timetable - Announcement to ClosingMarch 2005Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat1 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 10 11 1213 14 15 16 17 18 1920 21 22 23 24 25 2627 28 29 30 31April 2005Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat1 23 4 5 6 7 8 910 11 12 13 14 15 1617 18 19 20 21 22 2324 25 26 27 28 29 30May 2005Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 13 1415 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31June 2005Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat1 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 2526 27 28 29 30July 2005Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat1 23 4 5 6 7 8 910 11 12 13 14 15 1617 18 19 20 21 22 2324 25 26 27 28 29 3031August 2005

  • Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat1 2 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 11 12 1314 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 2728 29 30 31September 2005Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat1 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 1011 12 13 14 15 16 1718 19 20 21 22 23 2425 26 27 28 29 30Announcement30 Days (assuming no HSR second request) 20 Business Days 15 Business DaysAnnouncementFile Preliminary Proxy Statement with SECFile HSR Pre-mergerNotificationReceipt of SECCommentsHSR ClearanceResolve SECCommentsMail Proxy / Prospectus to ShareholdersShareholder Vote (assuming no HSR second request)ClosingMar. 28 Early April Early May Mid June Mid JulyMid Jul. / Early Early AugustAug.10 Business Days4 - 6 Weeks14

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  • CONFIDENTIALSolar Summary Financials($ in millions)2004A 2004PF(1) 2005E 2006E 2007E 2008E 2009ERevenue $3,555.9 $3,690.6 $3,936.6 $4,225.0 $4,515.3 $4,771.7 $5,040.8% growth 6.7% 7.3% 6.9% 5.7% 5.6%Cost and Expenses:Operating 2,509.3 2,745.9 2,900.4 3,073.2 3,246.5 3,427.9Depreciation and amortization 218.1 222.6 246.0 255.7 272.6 281.0Amort. of acquisition intangibles 118.9 144.4 141.5 131.7 112.0 95.2Corporate 46.2 56.6 60.5 63.9 67.5Total costs and expenses 2,846.3 3,159.1 3,344.6 3,521.1 3,695.0 3,871.6Operating Income $709.6 $704.1 $777.5 $880.4 $994.2 $1,076.7 $1,169.2% margin 20.0% 19.1% 19.8% 20.8% 22.0% 22.6% 23.2%EBITDA $1,046.6 $1,088.3 $1,144.5 $1,268.0 $1,381.6 $1,461.3 $1,545.4% margin 29.4% 29.5% 29.1% 30.0% 30.6% 30.6% 30.7%Working Capital Changes ($44.8) ( $14.4) ($21.4) ( $20.6) ($17.1) ( $26.0)Capital Spending $240.3 $314.5 $295.7 $269.1 $282.5 $296.3% revenue 6.8% 8.0% 7.0% 6.0% 5.9% 5.9%Source: Financials per Solar Management.(1) Pro forma for BRUT divestiture and acquisitions of OSSI, Inflow, Vivista, Integrity and RRI.16

  • CONFIDENTIALIverson Financial AnalysisIverson Enterprise Value Reference Range($ in millions)Comparable Company AnalysisComparable Acquisitions AnalysisDiscounted Cash Flow Analysis $7,500 $7,000 $6,500 $6,000 $5,500 $5,000 $4,500 $4,000 $3,500 $3,000 $2,500 $5,500 $4,300 $6,000 $4,700 $6,900 $5,500(1)StatisticCY2004 PF Revenues $2,432 1.8x - 2.3x 1.9x - 2.5x 2.3x - 2.8xCY2005E Revenues 2,612 1.6x - 2.1x 1.8x - 2.3x 2.1x - 2.6xCY2004 PF EBITDA 544 7.9x - 10.1x 8.6x - 11.0x 10.1x - 12.7xCY2005E EBITDA 593 7.2x - 9.3x 7.9x - 10.1x 9.3x - 11.6xCY2004 PF Unlevered NI 207 20.8x - 26.6x 22.7x - 29.0x 26.6x - 33.4xCY2005E Unlevered NI 244 17.6x - 22.5x 19.2x - 24.5x 22.5x - 28.2x(1) All Iverson financial information provided by Solar management. 2004 operating statistics pro forma for BRUT divestiture and OSSI, Vivista, Integrity and RRI acquisitions.17

  • CONFIDENTIALIverson Financial Projections($ in millions)2004PF(1) 2005E 2006E 2007E 2008E 2009ERevenue $2,432.5 $2,612.4 $2,838.3 $3,061.2 $3,256.0 $3,463.0% growth 7.4% 8.6% 7.9% 6.4% 6.4%Cost and Expenses:Operating 1,988.3 2,107.8 2,235.6 2,367.3 2,512.8Depreciation and amortization 71.2 84.6 87.9 90.7 91.6Amort. of acquisition intangibles 114.8 111.9 102.2 86.9 73.9Corporate 30.7 38.0 41.0 43.6 46.4Total costs and expenses 2,205.0 2,342.3 2,466.7 2,588.6 2,724.6Operating Income $344.5 $407.4 $496.0 $594.5 $667.4 $738.4% margin 14.2% 15.6% 17.5% 19.4% 20.5% 21.3%EBITDA $543.8 $593.4 $692.5 $784.7 $845.0 $903.9% margin 22.4% 22.7% 24.4% 25.6% 26.0% 26.1%Working Capital Changes ( $17.0) ( $18.4) ( $15.8) ( $16.8) ( $17.9)Capital Spending $117.1 $87.7 $94.6 $100.6 $107.0% revenue 4.5% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1%Source: Financials per Solar Management.(1) Pro forma for BRUT divestiture and acquisitions of OSSI, Vivista, Integrity and RRI.18

  • CONFIDENTIALIverson Comparable Company Analysis($ in millions, except per share amounts)FD Capitalization Operating StatisticsStock Equity Enterp. FD Enterprise Value / Revenue CY05 LT CY2005 Price Market Market P/E Multiple Revenues EBITDA Growth EBIT Gr. Rate PE / COMPANY (FYE) 3/24/05 Value Value CY05 CY06 CY05CY06 CY05 CY06 05-06 Margin (LTGR) LTGRSolar Street (Dec.) $24.95 $7,362 $7,669 16.1x 14.4x 2.0x 1.9x 7.0x 6.6x 5.4% 20.3% 13.6% 1.2x Iverson Street (Dec.) NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 5.6% 17.2% NA NMFinancial ServicesADP (Jun.) $45.15 $26,783 $25,270 27.9x 23.9x 2.8x 2.7x 11.8x 11.4x 3.4% 19.9% 11.2% 2.5x Fiserv (Dec.) 37.85 7,450 7,539 17.4x 15.1x 2.1x 1.9x 8.4x 7.8x 10.1% 19.2% 15.9% 1.1x DST Systems (Dec.) 46.174,005 4,247 17.4x 15.3x 2.5x 2.4x 8.2x 7.7x 5.3% 20.3% 13.1% 1.3x SEI Investments Co. (Dec.) 35.98 3,894 3,637 20.7x 18.7x 4.9x 4.5x 14.9x 13.6x 8.2% 30.4% 15.6% 1.3x Bisys (Jun.) 15.17 1,839 2,094 19.7x16.9x 1.9x 1.7x 9.2x 8.5x 7.7% 14.8% 14.0% 1.4x Median 19.7x 16.9x 2.5x 2.4x 9.2x 8.5x 7.7% 19.9% 14.0% 1.3x Mean 20.6x 18.0x 2.8x 2.6x 10.5x 9.8x 6.9% 20.9% 14.0% 1.5xSecurities TradingCME (Dec.) $193.25 $6,782 $6,034 22.7x 19.3x 6.7x 5.9x 11.0x 9.4x 14.3% 54.7% 15.0% 1.5x Factset (Aug.) 32.40 1,647 1,579 15.6x NA 4.9x NA 12.1x 11.1x NA 35.0% 16.0% 1.0x Archipelago (Dec.) 17.85 960784 16.4x 15.0x 1.4x 1.4x 7.5x 7.0x (0.6%) 14.8% 10.5% 1.6x Median 16.4x 17.2x 4.9x 3.7x 11.0x 9.4x 6.8% 35.0% 15.0% 1.5x Mean 18.2x 17.2x 4.3x 3.7x 10.2x 9.2x 6.8% 34.8% 13.8% 1.3xSource: Wall Street equity research.Note: Solar unaffected stock price as of 3/18/05.($ in millions)Statistic Range Implied Enterprise ValueCY05E Revenue $2,612 2.0x 2.5x $5,225 $6,531CY06E Revenue 2,838 2.0x 2.5x $5,677 $7,096CY05E EBITDA 593 7.5x 9.5x $4,450 $5,637CY06E EBITDA 693 7.0x 9.0x $4,848 $6,233CY05E Unlevered NI 244 17.0x 22.0x $4,155 $5,377CY06E Unlevered NI 298 15.0x 20.0x $4,464 $5,952Enterprise Value Reference Range $4,300 $5,500Source: Statistics per Company management.19

  • CONFIDENTIALIverson Comparable Acquisitions Analysis($ in millions)FD FD Enterprise Value /Date Equity Enterp. Revenue EBITDA P/EAnnc. Target / Acquiror Value Value LTM LTM LTM12/16/2004 BHC Investments / Fidelity Investments (National Financial) $365.0 $365.0 3.4x NA NA10/20/2004 EquiServe / Computershare Limited 307.0 307.0 1.0x 9.8x NA09/09/2004 Intercept / Fidelity National 423.3 435.5 2.3x 18.3x NM07/13/2004 National Processing / Bank of America 1,425.0 1,138.5 2.2x 9.9x 25.7x06/08/2004 Refco / Thomas H. Lee Partners 2,074.6 2,250.0 2.4x 8.4x 17.9x05/25/2004 Brut LLC / Nasdaq Stock Market 190.0 190.0 NA NA NA05/17/2004 NYCE / Metavante 610.0 610.0 4.3x NA 19.9x04/06/2004 Barra / Morgan Stanley 828.2 620.8 4.1x 11.9x 23.6x04/05/2004 Tradeweb LLC/ Thomson Financial 460.0 435.0 4.4x 14.5x NA02/09/2004 Aurum Technology / Fidelity National 305.0 305.0 1.6x NA NA12/10/2003 SCT / Sungard 595.4 502.5 1.9x 10.9x 30.9x04/02/2003 Concord EFS / First Data 7,448.1 6,194.0 3.1x 11.0x 20.4x03/14/2003 InterPay (FleetBoston) / Paychex 155.0 155.0 NA NA NA01/29/2003 Alltel Financial Services / Fidelity National 1,050.0 1,050.0 1.3x NA NA01/08/2003 Pershing / Bank of New York 2,000.0 2,480.0 3.1x NA NA11/14/2002 EDS Consumer Network Services / Fiserv 320.0 320.0 NA NA NM08/05/2002 BrokerTec Trading Operations / ICAP 240.0 240.0 2.4x NA NA06/10/2002 Island ECN / Instinet 508.0 508.0 3.1x NA 19.5x04/29/2002 HNC Software / Fair, Isaac and Company 906.9 839.0 3.7x 9.7x 47.2x06/14/2001 NYCE / First Data Corp. 551.7 551.7 NA NA NA05/07/2001 NOVA Corp (GA) / US Bancorp 2,252.1 2,474.4 1.6x 12.4x 25.0xMedian 2.4x 11.0x 23.6xMean 2.7x 11.7x 25.5xSource: SDC, company press releases and Wall Street equity research. Note: Tradeweb transaction includes 50% of $150MM earnout.Note: Concord EFS transaction based on unaffected stock price preceding rumors of a potential transaction.($ in millions)Statistic (1) Range Implied Enterprise ValueCY04 PF Revenue $2,432 2.0x 2.5x $4,865 $6,081CY04 PF EBITDA 544 9.0x 12.0x $4,894 $6,525CY04 PF Unlevered NI 207 22.0x 26.0x $4,547 $5,374Enterprise Value Reference Range $4,700 $6,000(1) 2004 statistics pro forma for OSSI, Inflow, Vivista, Integrity and RRI acquisitions20

  • CONFIDENTIALIverson Discounted Cash Flow AnalysisDiscounted Cash Flow Matrix($ in millions)Discount Terminal EBITDA Multiple(2009)Rate 8.0x 9.0x 10.0x11.0% $1,618 $1,618 $1,618 Present Value of Free Cash Flow (2005-2009)4,291 4,828 5,364 Present Value of Terminal Value$5,910 $6,446 $6,982 Enterprise Value10.9x 11.9x 12.8x Implied Enterprise Value / 2004 PF EBITDA Multiple3.6% 4.3% 5.0% Implied Terminal Value Perpetuity Growth Rate12.0% $1,576 $1,576 $1,576 Present Value of Free Cash Flow (2005-2009)4,103 4,616 5,129 Present Value of Terminal Value$5,679 $6,191 $6,704 Enterprise Value10.4x 11.4x 12.3x Implied Enterprise Value / 2004 PF EBITDA Multiple4.5% 5.3% 5.9% Implied Terminal Value Perpetuity Growth Rate13.0% $1,534 $1,534 $1,534 Present Value of Free Cash Flow (2005-2009)3,925 4,415 4,906 Present Value of Terminal Value$5,459 $5,950 $6,440 Enterprise Value10.0x 10.9x 11.8x Implied Enterprise Value / 2004 PF EBITDA Multiple5.4% 6.2% 6.9% Implied Terminal Value Perpetuity Growth RateGrowth and Margin SensitivityRevenue Growth Improvement6,191.5 (2.0%) (1.0%) 0.0% 1.0% 2.0%(2.0%) $5,410 $5,584 $5,762 $5,945 $6,134MarginImprovement(1.0%) 5,610 5,791 5,977 6,168 6,3640.0% 5,810 5,998 6,191 6,390 6,594EBITDA1.0% 6,010 6,205 6,406 6,612 6,8242.0% 6,210 6,413 6,621 6,834 7,054Note: % increase in EBITDA margin applies to 2009; each year assumes a fifth of the % change in margin until 2009. Note: Assumes midpoints of the discounted cash flow matrix for discount rate (12.0%) and terminalEBITDA multiple (9.0x).21

  • CONFIDENTIALWACC AnalysisIversonAssumptionsTax Rate 40.00%Risk Free Rate (20 year) (1) 4.75%Equity Risk Premium (2) (9) 7.20%Debt Sensitivity 0.50%Industry Statistics Debt / Levering Unlevered Cost ofBeta (3) Mkt Eq. Factor (4) Beta (5) Equity (7)SDS 1.04 7.5% 1.05 0.99 11.9%ADP 0.89 0.3% 1.00 0.89 11.1%FISV 0.92 8.1% 1.05 0.88 11.0%DST 0.96 42.9% 1.26 0.76 10.2%SEIC 1.28 0.4% 1.00 1.27 13.9%BSG 1.15 21.8% 1.13 1.02 12.0%CME 1.62 0.0% 1.00 1.62 16.4%FDS 1.13 0.0% 1.00 1.13 12.8%AX 1.47 0.2% 1.00 1.46 15.3%Average 9.0% 1.11 12.7%Cost of Capital Pre-tax Cost of DebtAfter-tax Cost of DebtDebt/ Debt/ Average Lev. Levered Cost of Debt/ SizeCapital Equity Unlev. Beta Factor Beta (6) Equity (7) Capital Premium0.0% 0.0% 1.11 1.00 1.11 12.7% 0.0% 0.0%5.0% 5.3% 1.11 1.03 1.15 13.0% 5.0% 0.0%10.0% 11.1% 1.11 1.07 1.19 13.3% 10.0% 0.0%15.0% 17.6% 1.11 1.11 1.23 13.6% 15.0% 0.0%20.0% 25.0% 1.11 1.15 1.28 13.9% 20.0% 0.0%25.0% 33.3% 1.11 1.20 1.34 14.3% 25.0% 0.0%30.0% 42.9% 1.11 1.26 1.40 14.8% 30.0% 0.0%35.0% 53.8% 1.11 1.32 1.47 15.3% 35.0% 0.0%40.0% 66.7% 1.11 1.40 1.56 15.9% 40.0% 0.0%45.0% 81.8% 1.11 1.49 1.66 16.7% 45.0% 0.0%50.0% 100.0% 1.11 1.60 1.78 17.6% 50.0% 0.0%5.0% 5.5% 6.0% 6.5% 7.0% 7.5% 8.0% 8.5% 9.0% 9.5% 10.0%3.0% 3.3% 3.6% 3.9% 4.2% 4.5% 4.8% 5.1% 5.4% 5.7% 6.0%WEIGHTED AVERAGE COST OF CAPITAL (8)12.7% 12.7% 12.7% 12.7% 12.7% 12.7% 12.7% 12.7% 12.7% 12.7% 12.7%12.5% 12.5% 12.5% 12.5% 12.6% 12.6% 12.6% 12.6% 12.6% 12.6% 12.6%

  • 12.2% 12.3% 12.3% 12.3% 12.4% 12.4% 12.4% 12.5% 12.5% 12.5% 12.5%12.0% 12.0% 12.1% 12.1% 12.2% 12.2% 12.3% 12.3% 12.4% 12.4% 12.5%11.8% 11.8% 11.9% 11.9% 12.0% 12.1% 12.1% 12.2% 12.2% 12.3% 12.4%11.5% 11.6% 11.7% 11.7% 11.8% 11.9% 12.0% 12.0% 12.1% 12.2% 12.3%11.3% 11.4% 11.4% 11.5% 11.6% 11.7% 11.8% 11.9% 12.0% 12.1% 12.2%11.0% 11.1% 11.2% 11.3% 11.4% 11.5% 11.6% 11.8% 11.9% 12.0% 12.1%10.8% 10.9% 11.0% 11.1% 11.2% 11.4% 11.5% 11.6% 11.7% 11.8% 12.0%10.5% 10.7% 10.8% 10.9% 11.1% 11.2% 11.3% 11.5% 11.6% 11.7% 11.9%10.3% 10.4% 10.6% 10.7% 10.9% 11.0% 11.2% 11.3% 11.5% 11.6% 11.8%(1) Interpolated yield on the 20-year U.S. Treasury bond (3/24/05).(2) The average historic spread between the return on stocks and l-t bonds (Ibbotson Ass.) (3) Barra U.S. Equity Beta Book predictions (4) Levering Factor: 1 + [ ( 1tax rate ) * ( debt / equity ratio ) ] (5) Unlevered Beta: (Beta / Levering Factor ) (6) Levered Beta: ( Beta * Levering Factor )(7) Cost of Equity: Rf + B ( RmRf ) + Size Premium.(8) WACC: Rd = Return on Debt Re = Return on Equity [ Rd * ( 1tax rate ) * ( D / (D + E) ) ] + [ Re * ( E / (D+E) ) ] (9) Source: 2004 Ibbotson SBBI Yearbook.22

  • CONFIDENTIALAllen Financial AnalysisAllen Enterprise Value Reference Range($ in millions)Comparable Company AnalysisComparable Acquisitions AnalysisDiscounted Cash Flow Analysis $6,000 $5,500 $5,000 $4,500 $4,000 $3,500 $3,000 $2,500 $2,000Statistic(1)$4,300 $3,300 $5,800 $4,600 $4,400 $3,400CY2004 PF Revenues $1,258 2.6x - 3.4x 3.7x - 4.6x 2.7x - 3.5xCY2005E Revenues 1,324 2.5x - 3.2x 3.5x - 4.4x 2.6x - 3.3xCY2004 PF EBITDA 545 6.1x - 7.9x 8.4x - 10.7x 6.2x - 8.1xCY2005E EBITDA 551 6.0x - 7.8x 8.3x - 10.5x 6.2x - 8.0xCY2004 PF Unlevered NI 216 15.3x - 19.9x 21.3x - 26.9x 15.8x - 20.4xCY2005E Unlevered NI 222 14.9x - 19.4x 20.7x - 26.1x 15.3x - 19.8x(1) All Allen financial information provided by Solar Management. 2004 operating statistics pro forma for Inflow acquisition.23

  • CONFIDENTIALAllen Financial Projections($ in millions)2004PF(1) 2005E 2006E 2007E 2008E 2009ERevenue $1,258.1 $1,324.3 $1,386.7 $1,454.1 $1,515.7 $1,577.8% growth 5.3% 4.7% 4.9% 4.2% 4.1%Cost and Expenses:Operating 757.6 792.6 837.6 879.1 915.1Depreciation and amortization 151.4 161.5 167.8 181.9 189.3Amort. of acquisition intangibles 29.6 29.6 29.5 25.1 21.3Corporate 15.5 18.6 19.5 20.3 21.1Total costs and expenses 954.1 1,002.2 1,054.4 1,106.4 1,146.9Operating Income $359.6 $370.2 $384.4 $399.6 $409.3 $430.9% margin 28.6% 28.0% 27.7% 27.5% 27.0% 27.3%EBITDA $544.6 $551.2 $575.4 $597.0 $616.3 $641.5% margin 43.3% 41.6% 41.5% 41.1% 40.7% 40.7%Working Capital Changes $2.5 ($3.0) ($4.8) ($0.3) ($8.1)Capital Spending $197.4 $208.0 $174.5 $181.9 $189.3% revenue 14.9% 15.0% 12.0% 12.0% 12.0%Source: Financials per Solar Management (1) Pro forma for acquisition of Inflow.24

  • CONFIDENTIALAllen Comparable Company Analysis($ in millions, except per share amounts)FD Capitalization Operating StatisticsStock Equity Enterp. FD Enterprise Value / Revenue CY05 LT CY2005Price Market Market P/E Multiple Revenues EBITDA Growth EBIT Gr. Rate PE /COMPANY (FYE) 3/24/05 Value Value CY05 CY06 CY05 CY06 CY05 CY06 05-06 Margin (LTGR) LTGRSolar Street (Dec.) $24.95 $7,362 $7,669 16.1x 14.4x 2.0x 1.9x 7.0x 6.6x 5.4% 20.3% 13.6% 1.2xAllen Street (Dec.) NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 5.0% 30.1% NA NMBusiness Continuity ServicesIBM (Dec.) $90.70 $150,882 $164,584 16.1x 14.5x 1.6x 1.5x 9.4x 8.9x 5.0% 13.3% 10.5% 1.5xHP (Oct.) 19.81 57,894 51,505 12.5x NA 0.6x NA 6.5x NA NA 6.4% 10.9% 1.1xAccenture (Aug.) 24.40 23,499 21,783 16.1x 14.1x 1.4x 1.2x 9.2x 8.5x 10.5% 13.0% 13.4% 1.2xEDS (Dec.) 20.15 10,422 11,073 40.3x 32.5x 0.6x 0.6x 4.4x 4.1x (2.8%) 3.1% 13.6% 3.0xCSC (Mar.) 45.33 8,799 10,429 15.2x 13.7x 0.7x 0.7x 5.0x NA 7.4% 6.4% 11.2% 1.4xACS (Jun.) 51.85 6,821 7,045 15.3x 14.1x 1.5x 1.3x 7.3x 6.5x 14.0% 15.6% 15.7% 1.0xMedian 15.7x 14.1x 1.0x 1.2x 6.9x 7.5x 7.4% 9.7% 12.3% 1.3xMean 19.2x 17.8x 1.1x 1.1x 7.0x 7.0x 6.8% 9.6% 12.5% 1.5xS&P 500 Industry IndexesIndustrials NA NA NA 18.6x 16.3x NA NA NA NA 7.3% 15.6% NA NAUtilities NA NA NA 15.1x 13.9x NA NA NA NA 2.1% 19.5% NA NAMedian 16.8x 15.1x NA NA NA NA 4.7% 17.6% NA NAMean 16.8x 15.1x NA NA NA NA 4.7% 17.6% NA NASource: Wall Street equity research.Note: Solar unaffected stock price as of 3/18/05.($ in millions)Statistic Range Implied Enterprise ValueCY05E Revenue $1,324 2.0x 3.0x $2,649 $3,973CY06E Revenue 1,387 2.0x 3.0x $2,773 $4,160CY05E EBITDA 551 6.5x 8.5x $3,583 $4,685CY06E EBITDA 575 6.0x 8.0x $3,453 $4,604CY05E Unlevered NI 222 14.0x 18.0x $3,109 $3,998CY06E Unlevered NI 231 13.0x 17.0x $2,999 $3,921Enterprise Value Reference Range $3,300 $4,300Source: Statistics per Company management..25

  • CONFIDENTIALAllen Comparable Acquisitions Analysis($ in millions)FD FD Enterprise Value /Date Equity Enterp. Revenue EBITDA P/EAnnc. Target / Acquiror Value Value LTM LTM LTM08/09/2004 Synstar PLC / Hewlett Packard $293.4 $266.6 0.7x 8.0x NM07/13/2004 National Processing / Bank of America 1,425.0 1,138.5 2.2x 9.9x 25.7x03/14/2004 UGS PLM Solutions / Consortium 2,050.0 2,050.0 2.4x 9.2x 19.7x03/10/2004 American Mgmt Systems / CGI Group 902.4 840.1 0.9x 11.0x 35.3x02/23/2004 Triaton GmbH / Hewlett-Packard 427.0 427.0 0.9x NA NA04/02/2003 Concord EFS / First Data 7,448.1 6,194.0 3.1x 11.0x 20.4x11/14/2002 EDS Consumer Network Services / Fiserv 320.0 320.0 NA NA NM04/26/2002 Guardian IT / SunGard 85.0 265.0 1.6x 5.9x 15.1x10/12/2001 Comdisco Availability Solns / SunGard 850.0 850.6 1.8x 6.1x NM07/19/2001 Lockheed Martin IMS Corp. / Affiliated Computer Services 825.0 825.0 1.3x 7.6x NAMedian 1.6x 8.6x 20.4xMean 1.7x 8.6x 23.2xSource: SDC, company press releases and Wall Street equity research.($ in millions)Statistic (1) Range Implied Enterprise ValueCY04 PF Revenue $1,258 3.0x 3.5x $3,774 $4,404CY04 PF EBITDA 545 8.0x 11.0x $4,356 $5,990CY04 PF Unlevered NI 216 22.0x 26.0x $4,747 $5,610Enterprise Value Reference Range $4,600 $5,800(1) 2004 statistics pro forma Inflow acquisition.26

  • CONFIDENTIALAllen Discounted Cash Flow AnalysisDiscounted Cash Flow Matrix($ in millions)Discount Terminal EBITDA Multiple(2009)Rate 7.0x 8.0x 9.0x10.5% $916 $916 $916 Present Value of Free Cash Flow (2005-2009)2,726 3,115 3,505 Present Value of Terminal Value$3,642 $4,031 $4,421 Enterprise Value6.7x 7.4x 8.1x Implied Enterprise Value / 2004 PF EBITDA Multiple3.8% 4.6% 5.3% Implied Terminal Value Perpetuity Growth Rate11.5% $892 $892 $892 Present Value of Free Cash Flow (2005-2009)2,606 2,978 3,350 Present Value of Terminal Value$3,498 $3,870 $4,242 Enterprise Value6.4x 7.1x 7.8x Implied Enterprise Value / 2004 PF EBITDA Multiple4.8% 5.6% 6.2% Implied Terminal Value Perpetuity Growth Rate12.5% $869 $869 $869 Present Value of Free Cash Flow (2005-2009)2,492 2,848 3,204 Present Value of Terminal Value$3,361 $3,717 $4,073 Enterprise Value6.2x 6.8x 7.5x Implied Enterprise Value / 2004 PF EBITDA Multiple5.7% 6.5% 7.2% Implied Terminal Value Perpetuity Growth RateGrowth and Margin SensitivityRevenue Growth Improvement3,869.9 (2.0%) (1.0%) 0.0% 1.0% 2.0%(2.0%) $3,456 $3,570 $3,687 $3,808 $3,932MarginImprovement(1.0%) 3,541 3,658 3,779 3,902 4,0300.0% 3,626 3,746 3,870 3,997 4,128EBITDA1.0% 3,711 3,834 3,961 4,092 4,2262.0% 3,796 3,922 4,053 4,186 4,324Note: % increase in EBITDA margin applies to 2009; each year assumes a fifth of the % change in margin until 2009. Note: Assumes midpoints of the discounted cash flow matrix for discount rate (11.5%) and terminalEBITDA multiple (8.0x).27

  • CONFIDENTIALWACC Analysis - AllenAssumptionsTax Rate 40.00%Risk Free Rate (20 year) (1) 4.75%Equity Risk Premium (2) (9) 7.20%Debt Sensitivity 0.50%Industry Statistics Debt / Levering Unlevered Cost ofBeta (3) Mkt Eq. Factor (4) Beta (5) Equity (7)SDS 1.04 7.5% 1.05 0.99 11.9%IBM 0.98 16.1% 1.10 0.90 11.2%HPQ 1.27 12.5% 1.07 1.18 13.3%ACN 1.06 4.9% 1.03 1.03 12.1%EDS 1.14 40.7% 1.24 0.92 11.4%CSC 1.19 27.1% 1.16 1.03 12.1%ACS 1.10 3.8% 1.02 1.08 12.5%Average 16.1% 1.02 12.1%Cost of Capital Pre-tax Cost of DebtAfter-tax Cost of DebtDebt/ Debt/ Average Lev. Levered Cost of Debt/ SizeCapital Equity Unlev. Beta Factor Beta (6) Equity (7) Capital Premium0.0% 0.0% 1.02 1.00 1.02 12.1% 0.0% 0.0%5.0% 5.3% 1.02 1.03 1.05 12.3% 5.0% 0.0%10.0% 11.1% 1.02 1.07 1.08 12.6% 10.0% 0.0%15.0% 17.6% 1.02 1.11 1.12 12.8% 15.0% 0.0%20.0% 25.0% 1.02 1.15 1.17 13.2% 20.0% 0.0%25.0% 33.3% 1.02 1.20 1.22 13.5% 25.0% 0.0%30.0% 42.9% 1.02 1.26 1.28 14.0% 30.0% 0.0%35.0% 53.8% 1.02 1.32 1.34 14.4% 35.0% 0.0%40.0% 66.7% 1.02 1.40 1.42 15.0% 40.0% 0.0%45.0% 81.8% 1.02 1.49 1.52 15.7% 45.0% 0.0%50.0% 100.0% 1.02 1.60 1.63 16.5% 50.0% 0.0%5.0% 5.5% 6.0% 6.5% 7.0% 7.5% 8.0% 8.5% 9.0% 9.5% 10.0%3.0% 3.3% 3.6% 3.9% 4.2% 4.5% 4.8% 5.1% 5.4% 5.7% 6.0%WEIGHTED AVERAGE COST OF CAPITAL (8)12.1% 12.1% 12.1% 12.1% 12.1% 12.1% 12.1% 12.1% 12.1% 12.1% 12.1%11.8% 11.9% 11.9% 11.9% 11.9% 11.9% 11.9% 11.9% 12.0% 12.0% 12.0%11.6% 11.6% 11.7% 11.7% 11.7% 11.8% 11.8% 11.8% 11.8% 11.9% 11.9%11.4% 11.4% 11.5% 11.5% 11.5% 11.6% 11.6% 11.7% 11.7% 11.8% 11.8%

  • 11.1% 11.2% 11.3% 11.3% 11.4% 11.4% 11.5% 11.6% 11.6% 11.7% 11.7%10.9% 11.0% 11.0% 11.1% 11.2% 11.3% 11.3% 11.4% 11.5% 11.6% 11.6%10.7% 10.8% 10.8% 10.9% 11.0% 11.1% 11.2% 11.3% 11.4% 11.5% 11.6%10.4% 10.5% 10.6% 10.7% 10.9% 11.0% 11.1% 11.2% 11.3% 11.4% 11.5%10.2% 10.3% 10.4% 10.6% 10.7% 10.8% 10.9% 11.0% 11.2% 11.3% 11.4%10.0% 10.1% 10.2% 10.4% 10.5% 10.6% 10.8% 10.9% 11.0% 11.2% 11.3%9.7% 9.9% 10.0% 10.2% 10.3% 10.5% 10.6% 10.8% 10.9% 11.1% 11.2%(1) Interpolated yield on the 20-year U.S. Treasury bond (3/24/05).(2) The average historic spread between the return on stocks and l-t bonds (Ibbotson Ass.) (3) Barra U.S. Equity Beta Book predictions (4) Levering Factor: 1 + [ ( 1tax rate ) * ( debt / equity ratio ) ] (5) Unlevered Beta: (Beta / Levering Factor ) (6) Levered Beta: ( Beta * Levering Factor )(7) Cost of Equity: Rf + B ( RmRf ) + Size Premium.(8) WACC: Rd = Return on Debt Re = Return on Equity [ Rd * ( 1tax rate ) * ( D / (D + E) ) ] + [ Re * ( E / (D+E) ) ] (9) Source: 2004 Ibbotson SBBI Yearbook.28

  • CONFIDENTIALHistorical 1-year Forward P/E MultipleSolar S&PCurrent(1) 16.1x 18.5x1 Year Average 17.7x 19.7x2 Year Average 18.4x 21.6x3 Year Average 19.6x 23.2x5 Year Average 21.6x 24.5x10 Year Average 22.2x 23.0xPeriod Average 19.2x 19.5x35.0x 30.0x 25.0x 20.0x 15.0x 10.0x 5.0x3/31/86 5/28/89 7/26/92 9/23/95 11/21/98 1/18/02 3/18/05September 11, 2001S&P Mean: 19.5xSolar Mean: 19.2xNote: 1-year forward P/E based on IBES. (1) As of 3/18/05Solar S&P 50029

  • CONFIDENTIALIllustrative LBO AnalysisSolar Price of $36.00 per Share($ in millions, except per share)Sources & UsesSources:Cash on Balance Sheet (1)(2) $310Bank Debt / Receivables Fin. (3) 4,500Rolled Bonds (4) 500High Yield (5) 3,000Sponsor Equity 3,513Total Sources $11,823Uses:Refinance ST Debt (1) $45Rolled Debt (1) 509Purchase Solar Equity 10,952Transaction Expenses 316Total Uses $11,823ValuationPrice per Share $36.00FD Shares (MM) 304.2Equity Value 10,952Plus: Net Debt as of 6/30/05 94Aggregate Value $11,0472004 PF EBITDA (6) 1,088LTM 3/31/05 PF EBITDA (6) 1,104Agg Value / 2004 PF EBITDA 10.2xAgg Value / LTM 3/31/05 PF EBITDA 10.0xReturn Analysis 2010Exit Multiple IRR (5.5-year)8.0x 13.1%9.0x 17.2%10.0x 20.6%11.0x 23.7%12.0x 26.5%Credit Analysis ($36.00 per share)LTM 3/31/05 2005E 2006E 2007E 2008E 2009E 2010EEBITDA (5) $1,104 $1,145 $1,268 $1,382 $1,461 $1,545 $1,633Bank Debt 4,500 4,422 4,161 3,381

  • 2,902 2,378 1,784Total Debt 8,000 7,922 7,661 7,296 6,881 6,402 5,878Total Debt / EBITDA 7.2x 6.9x 6.0x 5.3x 4.7x 4.1x 3.6xEBITDA / Interest Expense 2.0x 2.1x 2.3x 2.5x 2.8x 3.1x 3.5xTotal Debt / Capitalization 69.5% 68.6% 66.3% 63.3% 59.8% 55.7% 51.2%Source: Financials per Solar Management.Note: Assumes management rolls equity and is granted new options. Note: Assumes transaction closes 6/30/05.(1) Existing debt and cash as of June 30, 2005 and pro forma for OSSI, Inflow, Vivista, Integrity and RRI acquisitions and BRUT divestiture. (2) Assumes a minimum cash balance of $150MM.(3) Assumes Term Loan Rate of LIBOR +250bps and Receivables Financing Rate of LIBOR +150bps. (4) Assumes rolled bonds maintain their current coupons of 3.75% and 4.88%.(5) Assumes coupons of 8% and 9% for senior notes and senior subordinated notes, respectively.(6) 2004 and LTM 3/31/05 EBITDA pro forma for OSSI, Inflow, Vivista, Integrity and RRI acquisitions and BRUT divestiture.For Illustrative Purposes Only30

  • CONFIDENTIALIllustrative LBO Sensitivity AnalysisExit Multiple SensitivityEXIT MULTIPLE SENSITIVITY8.0x 9.0x 10.0x 11.0x 12.0x$33.00 19.9% 24.2% 27.9% 31.2% 34.2%$33.50 18.6% 22.8% 26.5% 29.7% 32.7%$34.00 17.3% 21.5% 25.2% 28.4% 31.2%$34.50 16.2% 20.3% 23.9% 27.1% 29.9%$35.00 15.1% 19.2% 22.7% 25.9% 28.7%$35.50 14.1% 18.1% 21.7% 24.8% 27.5%$36.00 13.1% 17.2% 20.6% 23.7% 26.5%Note: Assumes 7.2x leverage, based on LTM 3/31/05 PF EBITDA of $1,104.Leverage SensitivityLEVERAGE SENSITIVITY6.5x 7.0x 7.2x 7.5x 8.0x$33.00 23.8% 26.4% 27.9% 29.8% 34.7%$33.50 22.8% 25.1% 26.5% 28.1% 32.4%$34.00 21.8% 23.9% 25.2% 26.6% 30.4%$34.50 20.8% 22.7% 23.9% 25.2% 28.6%$35.00 19.9% 21.7% 22.7% 23.9% 27.0%$35.50 19.1% 20.7% 21.7% 22.7% 25.4%$36.00 18.3% 19.8% 20.6% 21.6% 24.0%Note: Assumes 10.0x exit.For Illustrative Purposes Only31

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